“This is why we did what we did,” Patterson said.
Gettysburg Grocery is a full-service grocery store that sells fresh meat and produce, dairy and bread items, canned goods and nonperishables, frozen food, household items, pet products and other necessities.
“I like it,” said Dolores Walker, a customer at the Gettysburg Grocery. “...I was curious what the store would stock and have, and I’m very impressed.”
The market occupies about 14,000 square feet of a 45,000-square-foot facility that Homefull has built. It also has medical offices, a pharmacy, a food hub, community space and the nonprofit’s headquarters and offices.
Tim Dutton, president of Homefull’s Board of Directors, had three words to summarize the site.
“Purpose, pride and potential,” said Dutton, who said this was an opportunity for a brighter future by giving people access to healthy food and health care resources.
This $20 million project is the first phase of Homefull’s plan to redevelop the 16-acre former Carlson school site.
“Being the mayor right now and having the challenge to make sure we create the best conditions for someone to live, work, play, raise a family, be educated and grow old ― this is very, very important to me and my colleagues at the city of Dayton, as well as all of you,” said Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims, Jr.
Gettysburg Grocery is bigger than the standard Trader Joe’s, according to Homefull, and its retail space is significantly larger than the Gem City Market, which is the community-owned food cooperative four miles away in northwest Dayton.
Gettysburg Grocery will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. Gettysburg Grocery is located in the 800 block of South Gettysburg Avenue, on the west side of the street, just south of U.S. 35.
